Testing and Assessing Femoral Mobility Over the Acetabulum

Abstract

The hip arthroplasty (hemi or total) evaluated good or excellent if it is mobile smoothly (not too tight) and not easy to dislocate (not too loose). Hip disorders which deteriorated to the extent of needing the artificial joints are in majority of cases in the condition of contractures for which the surgery of releasing the soft tissue around hip is justified. The test to evaluate the mobility of trochanter over the acetabulum enables the surgeon to decide whether the liberation surgery is correctly indicated. The test should be used for all cases of hip arthroplasty for well balancing the soft tissue and consequently a functional artificial hip joint achieved.